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The Voice of People With Breast Cancer

Education

Our Voices Blog

Our Voices Submission Form

Thank you for your interest in sharing your experience and story with the Canadian Breast Cancer Network. Our Voices is a place for the breast cancer community to share their experiences in their own words, to inspire others, and to show other breast cancer patients that they are not alone.

If you are using this template, it is because you are interested in sharing your experience, but you don’t know where to start. In that case, we hope that this template can assist you. Fill it out as best as you can, we’ll do the rest. Please note that you are not required to provide an answer to every question or prompt. While you don’t have to provide an answer to every question or prompt, providing more information will allow us to create a more in-depth and comprehensive post. Your responses will then be used to create a blogpost that we’ll send to you for approval before publishing it.

Please fill out this form (also available below) to the best of your ability, providing as much information as you can and return this document at your earliest convenience to us by email at cbcn@cbcn.ca with the subject Our Voices submission. If you are interested in using a personal image to accompany your post, please attach it as well. 

Click here to learn about how sharing your experience can be used as a tool for advocacy.

Please go through each tab before submitting.

  • General Blogpost Information

  • About You

  • About Your Diagnosis

    General

    Experience and Impact

    Diagnosis

    Treatment

    Impact of being diagnosed on yourself

    What is/was the biggest impact of being diagnosed with breast cancer? Such as... 

    …physically?
    …socially?
    …financially?
    …spiritually?
    …emotionally?
    …mentally?
    …in your relationship with others (including family members, friends, and non-family members?
    …on your work/career?
    …on your outlook of the future or on life in general?

    Impact of being diagnosed on others

    What is/was the biggest impact of being diagnosed with breast cancer? Such as...

    ...on your partner?
    …on your children?
    …on other family members?
    …on friends?
    …on your community?

  • Other Prompts and Questions

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The views and experiences expressed through personal stories on Our Voices Blog are those of the authors and their lived experiences. They do not necessarily reflect the position of the Canadian Breast Cancer Network. The information provided has not been medically reviewed and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the guidance of your healthcare team when considering your treatment plans and goals.